Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 14:19:16 -0800 From: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> To: Mark Ovens <mark@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Why .tgz packages for 4.x Message-ID: <20040315221916.GB31230@xor.obsecurity.org> In-Reply-To: <4055A7BF.4080209@ukug.uk.freebsd.org> References: <22874700.1079347710477.JavaMail.resin@web.ukrpost.net> <20040315123129.GA24507@xor.obsecurity.org> <4055A7BF.4080209@ukug.uk.freebsd.org>
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--CdrF4e02JqNVZeln Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 12:55:27PM +0000, Mark Ovens wrote: > Kris Kennaway wrote: >=20 > >On Mon, Mar 15, 2004 at 12:48:30PM +0200, Kyryll A Mirnenko wrote: > > > >>Don't you know why 4.x packages're distributed tar gzipped for 4.x? > >>pkg_(?:add|update) understands both .tgz/.tbz but the last saves > >>~20% of my time & money while downloading from mirror > > > >1) Please wrap your lines at 70 characters so your emails may be easily= =20 > >read. > > > >2) This was attempted in the past, but it caused a lot of problems for > >users during the transition. 5.x has .tbz packages. > > >=20 > Hmmm, I tried using pkg_add with an ftp address to a .tgz package (a=20 > link from the ports search page IIRC) but got an error something like=20 > "pkg_add can only handle files with a .tbz extension. D/l the .tgz and=20 > ran pkg_add on the local copy and it worked fine. The package was cvsup= =20 > I think. I think that was one of the unresolved problems (the "dual" .tgz/.tbz support isn't complete). Kris --CdrF4e02JqNVZeln Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAVivjWry0BWjoQKURAikSAKDsW1KBRDoN/Hwi+HIKVtrtUEWAJgCgniUq 6UU8+UOWqfaaN/8GtMW0ThY= =7Ayb -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --CdrF4e02JqNVZeln--
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